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Example 5-146
ii
tek
ii teel
put
bitwiin ii fut an waak wee
ii
3sg
tek
take
ii
poss
.
3sg
teel
tail
put
put
bitwiin
between
ii
poss
.
3sg
fut
foot
an
and
waak
walk
wee
away
He put his tail between his legs and walked away.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation impossible
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